title: Bladder decompression for chronic urinary retention may lead to upper tract bleeding.
abstract: Haematuria following decompression of a distended bladder is a well known condition. The bleeding in such cases originates in the bladder and resolves spontaneously. We describe an elderly man who had bleeding from the kidney following decompression of the bladder. This resulted in an extensive search for an upper tract tumour as a cause for haematuria.
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India - Department of Urology.
authors.forename: Brusabhanu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abrol
authors.forename: Prabhjot
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D018666:Ureteroscopy; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000628:therapy*